Name: _______________________________
Date: _________________________
The Crucible: Quote
Scavenger Hunt, Act III
Directions:
 With a partner or by yourself, find the
following quotes in the play and write down
who said it and to whom it was said, along
with the page number.
 You will also explain the significance of the
quote to the overall play – this can be in
terms of plot, characterization, theme,
symbolism, foreshadowing, internal conflict,
external conflict, irony, etc. (focus on
literary elements for this portion).
Hint: They are in chronological order by page
numbers.
1. “Excellency, we have proof for your eyes; God forbid
you shut them to it. The girls, sir, the girls are frauds.”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance:
2. “Do you know, Mr. Proctor, that the entire contention
of the state in these trials is that the voice of Heaven is
speaking through the children?”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance:
4. “A fart on Thomas Putman, that is what I say to that!”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance:
5. “Excellency, I have signed seventy-two death
warrants; I am a minister of the Lord, and I dare not take
a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest
qualm of conscience may doubt it.”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance:
6. “It’s not a trick! I-I used to faint because I-I thought I
saw spirits.”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance:
7. “Let you beware, Mr. Danforth. Think you to be so
mighty that the power of Hell may not turn your wits?
Beware of it!”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance:
8. “My wife is innocent, except she knew a whore when
3. “But if she say she is pregnant, then she must be! That
woman will never lie, Mr. Danforth.”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance:
she saw one!”
Pg. #: ________
Who says this? ________________
To whom is it said? _________________
Significance: